Personal Makeup Lessons in Sydney
Make your makeup routine make sense.
Not sure which brush to reach for, where your blush should go or why your foundation never quite sits right?
Our private one on one makeup lessons take the guesswork out of getting ready, with advice and techniques tailored to your features, skin and the way you like to look.
One on One
3 Hours
$396 inc GST
Darlinghurst & Greenacre
Weekday appointments at our home studios in Darlinghurst and Greenacre.
Darlinghurst is fully booked for 2026.
Please enquire about availability at Greenacre or future Darlinghurst dates.
What we’ll work on
We’ll work through a complete makeup look together, focusing on the techniques you most want to learn and what suits your features, skin and routine.
Skin prep and base
Understand how to prepare your skin and apply foundation and concealer for the coverage and the long lasting finish you enjoy.
Colour that suits you
Explore blush, bronzer and lip colours that work with your colouring and the look you want to create.
Eyes, brows and brushes
Practise the techniques you’d like to feel more confident using, with guidance on placement, blending and choosing your tools.
Products with a purpose
Get independent recommendations suited to you. We don’t represent makeup brands, so our advice is guided by what works for your needs.
Tell us what you’d like to learn, then practise as we go. Your artist demonstrates on one half of your face while you apply the other, with step by step guidance.
You’ll take home personalised notes covering the steps and product recommendations, so you can recreate your look.
Gem and Gladis bring over 20 years of experience as makeup artists. During your lesson, that experience becomes practical advice you can use in front of your own mirror.
A lesson that starts with you
New to makeup? Or need to update and refresh your look?
We welcome complete beginners, people refreshing their makeup for mature skin, beauty enthusiasts refining their techniques, and tweens and teens learning the basics.
Specialist lessons for trans women and gender diverse clients are available with Gem in Darlinghurst.
A little confidence goes a long way
“Gem is just amazing! So warm, friendly and knowledgeable.”
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“I first met Gem and her fantastic team when they did my hair and makeup at my son and daughter in laws wedding a few months ago - I was so impressed with the results that I booked one of her private make up classes to help me replicate the look and give me a renewed confidence on how to apply my own make up... (my routine hadn't changed since the 1980's! 😂).
Gem is just amazing! So warm, friendly and knowledgeable. I learnt so much during the 3 hour lesson, plus she provided me with an 'instruction sheet' on how every product was applied, where to purchase each item and the shades that we used, which was so helpful. I cannot recommend her highly enough and if I could give 10 stars I would!
Thanks again Gem, it was such a great afternoon.”
Gill
Before you book
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Absolutely. We’ll work at your pace and focus on the techniques you want to learn, starting with the basics. You don’t need previous makeup experience.
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Absolutely, Gladis and I are in our 50’s and 40’s and have been makeup artists for over 20 years so we are very experienced at mature skin and have lots of tips to keep your look fresh.
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As artists for over 20 years we can teach you how to upskill your makeup application. We can focus on the areas you’d like to refine, whether that’s a particular blending technique or sharp winged liner, a completely different look or getting more confident with colour.
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Unfortunately we book out our Saturdays about a year in advance due to weddings and so our peak days have a higher minimum spend. Then Sundays we spend with our families.
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Lessons take place on weekdays at our home studios in Darlinghurst or Greenacre, subject to availability.